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Camac

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London-based adventurous ex-bookseller. Now a part-time writer and gambler.

Completed MS:
One crime novel.
One mainstream novel (Hemingway Quest)
A romance (Zambezi Seduction)
Two children's novels - one being Klipspringer Hill.

Likes: wild places, small islands, rivers (the movement and sounds), wildlife, good whisky, Africa, the satisfaction that comes from filling a blank screen with orderly words, the satisfaction ...

Longlisted, Chapter One Promotions International Short Story Competition 2012: 'A Night at the River'. (To be published in an anthology by Tranquillity Publishing, coming out in late 2012).

Stories removed from site, for now. I'd like to thank all who took the trouble to read and comment. Much appreciated!


favourite books

The Old Man and the Sea. (worth a re-read each year)
The Essential Hemingway.
The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
Anything by the US crime greats: Connelly, Burke, Leonard. The Scandi crime writers. Also Marquez, Coetzee, and many others.

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BeeJoy wrote 1 day ago

Hello. How are you? I would appreciate to switch comments and back ea....

jrevino wrote 9 days ago

Hello, my name is James Revino. I am the author of ‘Hollow.’ I was wo....

Cait wrote 23 days ago

Camac, if you happen to pop back in here, I wondered if you'd conside....

Neville wrote 58 days ago

Hello Camac, not for the squeamish but I hope that you will take a lo....

Andrew Esposito wrote 73 days ago

Hey Camac, good to see that you sneak a look every now and then! Whe....

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I wrote 297 days ago

I was interested in comparing this with the second of Belle de Jour’s books (forget the title) which I read last year. And I was really impressed by your work. Whilst I remember almost nothing of hers, I’m pretty sure parts of your diary will stay with me. You bring a refreshing Aussie franknes... view book

I wrote 331 days ago

Hi Susan, Good choice of plot. It's no exaggeration to say that it could have been taken from today's newspapers. The pitch perhaps gives a little too much information. I think you're missing out on an important selling point with your current tags. Tags are the hooks that catch the reader's eye... view book

I wrote 335 days ago

Hi Fatema, I don't have strong religious views so I'm not the ideal person to review your work. However I found your 'Family Encyclopaedia' instructive and well-written. Today in many countries schoolchildren make friends with others of different faiths. The whole question of the teaching of re... view book

I wrote 335 days ago

CHIRG Hi Penny, I love animal and bird stories whether fiction or true-life. Your opening had me smiling (I used to know three sisters whose names began with the letter 'H') and I was still smiling when I finished your short, delightful tale. It's the first time on Authonomy that I've read a s... view book

I wrote 345 days ago

Hi Brian, I read your first seven stories and really enjoyed them. I can see young children getting hooked on these tales. We have the circus, tartan cows, many-legged turkeys as well as other farm animals and lots of catchy songs. All the ingredients for success. I liked the talking animals, may... view book

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